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Indy 500 veteran Lloyd Ruby died on Monday, March 23rd, following an illness. He was 81 years old. Ruby, from Wichita Falls in Kansas, had an extraordinary racing career during which he became one of America’s best drivers.

Early Racing Career of Lloyd Ruby

Born on January 12th, 1928, Ruby’s earliest motorised exploits were on motorcycles, or “sickles” as he called them. It was while working in a local motorcycle shop that he first had the opportunity to try car racing, driving a midget owned by car dealer Abe Rabin.

Ruby soon decided that four wheels were for him and, for the next two decades, travelled all over America racing. His career was interrupted for a while in the early 1950s when he spent time in the US Army.